Adds more to entering temple
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@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ He didn't get anything for his people by calling Mountberg, but at least he'd se
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Omig and Jod were working near the end of their hall in their language.
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The door at the end of the hall that the loop had been in was covered in some red paste, and Jod was drawing intricate symbols on it.
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The Mountberg dwarf was watching intently, while Chief and Kab watched him in turn.
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Kral had hoped to try to catch Omig's eye, but she was either too busy to notice or was actively trying to avoid making eye contact.
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After a while, Jod seemed to complete his drawing.
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Omig walked up to the door, and touched it for a moment, like she had done earlier.
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@ -26,4 +27,39 @@ After that, Calvin was followed by Hermann, who led the Guard through as well.
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Kral passed through into the cavern, and was struck by how severe the sense of staleness was in the air.
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He fell into the routine of their march, and let himself start to drop the anger he felt at Calvin.
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The flame-lit cavern, with its unadorned walls, started to melt into an indistinct mass and Kral felt his mind begin to wander.
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The flame-lit cavern, with its unadorned walls, seemed to flicker around Kral's consciousness, as if it challenged his notion of reality itself.
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Sooner than Kral expected, they came to the end of the passage.
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A vast door stood before them, stone and iron, intricately carved with dwarf imagery that Kral didn't recognise, with a large central panel left smooth.
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The Mountberg dwarf was talking to Jod, animatedly but in hushed tones.
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Jod wore an annoyed expression on his face, and Chief stepped in to intervene, joining Jod's side by the looks of it.
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But eventually the Mountberg dwarf threw up his arms, seemingly conceding whatever argument they had.
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Jod began smearing the red paste across the uncarved, flat portion of the door, which Kral now thought could be some sort of clay, across the door.
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As earlier, he began to draw some sort of glyphs into it, and Omig touched the door to use her dwarf magic.
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They opened the door, and as they did the air rushed out of the chamber, outwards.
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Chief led them forward, and Kral felt an immediate refreshing cool, fresh air.
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―The Temple is higher altitude, Omig said idly, to the group.
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That explained how much better it felt, Kral thought.
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They emerged in a massive room, at least forty feet high, and very long.
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The walls were lined with massive stone columns, the rest open, showing that the hall was surprisingly above ground.
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And, as Omig said, Kral could see that they were surrounded by mountains.
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They faced out, the mountain they were currently on largely behind them.
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Jod looked very uncomfortable, casting glances at the open air to the left and right.
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The Mountberg dwarf was, if anything, affected even worse, trying to crouch down to feel as enclosed as possible, Kral thought.
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A dwarf dressed in dark red and green, almost the colours of deep rubies and emerald was waiting for them a bit further ahead.
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Kral could only assume they were some kind of ceremonial robes, from the way they were studded through with stones.
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Which now made him wonder if the robes also had actual rubies and emeralds.
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―Welcome, all.
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Chartkeeper Cruimo of Mountberg, Chief Aoeuoie of Westgate, the Temple welcomes you and your people.
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Please come inside, where you might be more comfortable.
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Kral caught Vaughan mouthing "Aoeuoie?" to Calvin.
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Rubydwarf began to walk back towards the door they'd emerged from, where a handful of channels had been cut into the mountain.
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The Mountberg dwarf, Cruimo apparently, began to follow, along with the rest of the group.
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However, Rubydwarf
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